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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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